1438. gada

Lexicon

gada: To cut off, hew down, chop off

Original Word: גָּדַע
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: gada`
Pronunciation: gah-DAH
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-dah')
Definition: To cut off, hew down, chop off
Meaning: to fell a, tree, to destroy anything

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

cut asunder, in sunder, down, off, hew down

A primitive root; to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything -- cut (asunder, in sunder, down, off), hew down.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to hew, hew down or off
NASB Translation
break (1), break off (1), chopped down (2), cut in pieces (1), cut it in pieces (1), cut of asunder (1), cut down (7), cut off (6), cut through (1), hew down (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

גָּדַע verb hew, hew down or off (Late Hebrew id. (rare), Aramaic גְּדַע Ithpe`el; Arabic cut off hand or other member, mutilate) —

Qal Perfect גָּדַע Lamentations 2:3; וְגָדַעְתִּ֫י 1 Samuel 2:31; Imperfect וָאָגְדַּע Zechariah 11:10,14; Participle passive גְּדוּעָה Isaiah 15:2 (so many editions but) Baer גְּרוּעָה; compare below, גְּדֻעִים Isaiah 10:33; — hew, cut in two, a staff Zechariah 11:10,14; metaphor hew off, an arm 1 Samuel 2:31; horns Lamentations 2:3; hew down, trees Isaiah 10:33; if in Isaiah 15:2 then = shave off (object זקן, beard), but no other indication of this meaning, and true ᵑ0 גְּרוּעָה, compare Baer's note & Jeremiah 48:37; see גרע.

Niph`al Perfect נִגְדַּע Judges 21:6 נֶגְדַּע Jeremiah 50:23; 3feminine singular נִגְדְּעָה Jeremiah 48:25; וְנִגְדְּעָה consecutive Isaiah 22:25; 2masculine singular נִגְדַּעְתָּ Isaiah 14:12; 3plural וְנִגְדְּעוּ consecutive Ezekiel 6:6; Amos 3:14; — be hewn off, of altar-horns Amos 3:14, of idols Ezekiel 6:6 ("" נשׁבר); of severance of a tribe from nation Judges 21:6; figurative of king of Babylon Isaiah 14:12; of Babylon as hammer Jeremiah 50:23 ("" נשׁבר); of a minister, under figure of secure peg or pin Isaiah 22:25; of horn of Moab Jeremiah 48:25 ("" נשׁבר).

Pi`el Perfect גִּדַּע2Chronicles 34:7, גִּדֵּ֑עַ2Chronicles 34:4; Psalm 107:16, וַיְגַדַּע2Chron 14:2, אֲגַדֵּ֑עַ Psalm 7:5; Isaiah 45:2, וַיְגַדְּעוּ2Chronicles 31:1; 3 masculine plural תְּגַדֵּע֑וּן Deuteronomy 7:5; Deuteronomy 12:3; — hew off, down, in two (compare Qal) of Asherîm Deuteronomy 7:5; 2Chron 14:2; 2 Chronicles 31:1, of idols Deuteronomy 12:3 (מְּסִילִים) 2 Chronicles 34:4,7 (חַמָּנִים); figurative horns of wicked Psalm 75:11; bars of iron (i.e. of Babylon's gates) Isaiah 45:2, compare Psalm 107:16.

Pu`al Perfect גֻּדָּ֑עוּ Isaiah 9:9 hew down (of trees).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G641 (ἀποκόπτω, apokoptō): to cut off
• G851 (ἀφανίζω, aphanizō): to make disappear, to destroy
• G1581 (ἐκκόπτω, ekkoptō): to cut out, to cut off
• G1808 (ἐξαίρω, exairō): to take away, to remove
• G1842 (ἐξολεθρεύω, exolethreuō): to destroy utterly
• G2608 (καταβάλλω, kataballō): to cast down
• G2629 (κατακόπτω, katakoptō): to cut down
• G2679 (κατασκάπτω, kataskaptō): to dig down, to demolish
• G2806 (κλάω, klaō): to break
• G2875 (κομίζω, komizō): to carry away, to receive
• G4917 (συντρίβω, syntribō): to crush, to break in pieces
• G4937 (συνθλάω, synthlaō): to shatter, to break

These Greek terms reflect similar actions of cutting, breaking, or destroying, and are used in the New Testament to convey comparable themes of removal or judgment.

Usage: The verb גָּדַע (gada') is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the action of cutting down or felling, often in the context of trees or objects, but also metaphorically to indicate destruction or the cutting off of something.

Context: The Hebrew verb גָּדַע (gada') is a primitive root that primarily conveys the action of cutting down or felling, particularly in reference to trees. This term is used in various contexts within the Hebrew Scriptures to denote both literal and figurative acts of destruction or removal. For instance, in Deuteronomy 19:5, the term is used in the context of a man cutting down a tree: "If he goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood and he swings his axe to fell a tree, but the blade flies off the handle and strikes his neighbor so that he dies, he may flee to one of these cities and live."

The word is also employed metaphorically to describe the act of cutting off or destroying something, such as in Jeremiah 10:3, where it is used to describe the futility of idol worship: "For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman."

In a broader theological context, גָּדַע (gada') can symbolize divine judgment or the removal of that which is unfruitful or opposed to God's purposes. The act of cutting down can represent God's intervention in human affairs, bringing about justice or purging evil.

Forms and Transliterations

אֲגַדֵּ֑עַ אֲגַדֵּֽעַ׃ אגדע אגדע׃ גְּדוּעִ֔ים גִּדֵּ֑עַ גִּדֵּֽעַ׃ גִּדַּ֖ע גָּדַ֣ע גֻּדָּ֔עוּ גדועים גדע גדע׃ גדעו וְגָֽדַעְתִּי֙ וְנִגְדְּעָ֣ה וְנִגְדְּעוּ֙ וַיְגַדְּע֣וּ וַיְגַדַּ֖ע וָֽאֶגְדַּע֙ וָאֶגְדַּ֖ע ואגדע וגדעתי ויגדע ויגדעו ונגדעה ונגדעו נִגְדְּעָה֙ נִגְדַּ֣עְתָּ נִגְדַּ֥ע נִגְדַּע֙ נגדע נגדעה נגדעת תְּגַדֵּע֑וּן תְּגַדֵּע֔וּן תגדעון ’ă·ḡad·dê·a‘ ’ăḡaddêa‘ agadDea gā·ḏa‘ gaDa gāḏa‘ gə·ḏū·‘îm gəḏū‘îm geduIm gid·da‘ gid·dê·a‘ gidDa gidda‘ gidDea giddêa‘ gud·dā·‘ū guddā‘ū gudDau niḡ·da‘ niḡ·da‘·tā niḡ·də·‘āh nigDa niḡda‘ niḡda‘tā nigData niḡdə‘āh nigdeAh tə·ḡad·dê·‘ūn təḡaddê‘ūn tegaddeUn vaegDa vaygadDa vaygaddeU vegadaTi venigdeAh venigdeU wā’eḡda‘ wā·’eḡ·da‘ way·ḡad·da‘ way·ḡad·də·‘ū wayḡadda‘ wayḡaddə‘ū wə·ḡā·ḏa‘·tî wə·niḡ·də·‘āh wə·niḡ·də·‘ū wəḡāḏa‘tî wəniḡdə‘āh wəniḡdə‘ū

Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 7:5
HEB: תְּשַׁבֵּ֑רוּ וַאֲשֵֽׁירֵהֶם֙ תְּגַדֵּע֔וּן וּפְסִילֵיהֶ֖ם תִּשְׂרְפ֥וּן
NAS: their [sacred] pillars, and hew down their Asherim,
KJV: their images, and cut down their groves,
INT: and smash their Asherim and hew their graven and burn

Deuteronomy 12:3
HEB: וּפְסִילֵ֥י אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖ם תְּגַדֵּע֑וּן וְאִבַּדְתֶּ֣ם אֶת־
NAS: with fire, and you shall cut down the engraved images
KJV: with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images
INT: the engraved of their gods shall cut and obliterate their name

Judges 21:6
HEB: אָחִ֑יו וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ נִגְדַּ֥ע הַיּ֛וֹם שֵׁ֥בֶט
NAS: tribe is cut off from Israel
KJV: tribe cut off from Israel
INT: their brother and said is cut today tribe

1 Samuel 2:31
HEB: יָמִ֣ים בָּאִ֔ים וְגָֽדַעְתִּי֙ אֶת־ זְרֹ֣עֲךָ֔
NAS: are coming when I will break your strength
KJV: come, that I will cut off thine arm,
INT: the days are coming will break your strength and the strength

2 Chronicles 14:3
HEB: אֶת־ הַמַּצֵּב֔וֹת וַיְגַדַּ֖ע אֶת־ הָאֲשֵׁרִֽים׃
NAS: the [sacred] pillars, cut down the Asherim,
KJV: the images, and cut down the groves:
INT: tore the pillars cut the Asherim

2 Chronicles 31:1
HEB: וַיְשַׁבְּר֣וּ הַמַּצֵּב֣וֹת וַיְגַדְּע֣וּ הָאֲשֵׁרִ֡ים וַיְנַתְּצ֣וּ
NAS: in pieces, cut down the Asherim
KJV: in pieces, and cut down the groves,
INT: broke the pillars cut the Asherim and pulled

2 Chronicles 34:4
HEB: לְמַ֥עְלָה מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם גִּדֵּ֑עַ וְ֠הָאֲשֵׁרִים וְהַפְּסִלִ֤ים
NAS: that were high above them he chopped down; also the Asherim,
KJV: that [were] on high above them, he cut down; and the groves,
INT: high and chopped the Asherim the carved

2 Chronicles 34:7
HEB: וְכָל־ הַֽחַמָּנִ֥ים גִּדַּ֖ע בְּכָל־ אֶ֣רֶץ
NAS: into powder, and chopped down all
KJV: into powder, and cut down all the idols
INT: all the incense and chopped throughout the land

Psalm 75:10
HEB: קַרְנֵ֣י רְשָׁעִ֣ים אֲגַדֵּ֑עַ תְּ֝רוֹמַ֗מְנָה קַֽרְנ֥וֹת
NAS: of the wicked He will cut off, [But] the horns
KJV: of the wicked also will I cut off; [but] the horns
INT: the horns of the wicked will cut will be lifted the horns

Psalm 107:16
HEB: וּבְרִיחֵ֖י בַרְזֶ֣ל גִּדֵּֽעַ׃
NAS: gates of bronze And cut bars of iron
KJV: the bars of iron in sunder.
INT: bars of iron and cut

Isaiah 9:10
HEB: נִבְנֶ֑ה שִׁקְמִ֣ים גֻּדָּ֔עוּ וַאֲרָזִ֖ים נַחֲלִֽיף׃
NAS: The sycamores have been cut down, But we will replace
KJV: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change
INT: will rebuild the sycamores have been cut cedars will replace

Isaiah 10:33
HEB: וְרָמֵ֤י הַקּוֹמָה֙ גְּדוּעִ֔ים וְהַגְּבֹהִ֖ים יִשְׁפָּֽלוּ׃
NAS: in stature will be cut down And those who are lofty
KJV: of stature [shall be] hewn down, and the haughty
INT: are tall stature will be cut who will be abased

Isaiah 14:12
HEB: בֶּן־ שָׁ֑חַר נִגְדַּ֣עְתָּ לָאָ֔רֶץ חוֹלֵ֖שׁ
NAS: of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth,
KJV: of the morning! [how] art thou cut down to the ground,
INT: son of the dawn have been cut to the earth have weakened

Isaiah 22:25
HEB: בְּמָק֣וֹם נֶאֱמָ֑ן וְנִגְדְּעָ֣ה וְנָפְלָ֗ה וְנִכְרַת֙
NAS: will give way; it will even break off and fall,
KJV: be removed, and be cut down, and fall;
INT: place A firm break and fall will be cut

Isaiah 45:2
HEB: וּבְרִיחֵ֥י בַרְזֶ֖ל אֲגַדֵּֽעַ׃
NAS: of bronze and cut through their iron
KJV: of brass, and cut in sunder the bars
INT: bars their iron and cut

Jeremiah 48:25
HEB: נִגְדְּעָה֙ קֶ֣רֶן מוֹאָ֔ב
NAS: of Moab has been cut off and his arm
KJV: of Moab is cut off, and his arm
INT: has been cut the horn of Moab

Jeremiah 50:23
HEB: אֵ֤יךְ נִגְדַּע֙ וַיִּשָּׁבֵ֔ר פַּטִּ֖ישׁ
NAS: earth Has been cut off and broken!
KJV: of the whole earth cut asunder and broken!
INT: How has been cut and broken the hammer

Lamentations 2:3
HEB: גָּדַ֣ע בָּֽחֳרִי־ אַ֗ף
NAS: anger He has cut off All
KJV: He hath cut off in [his] fierce anger
INT: has cut fierce anger

Ezekiel 6:6
HEB: וְנִשְׁבְּתוּ֙ גִּלּ֣וּלֵיכֶ֔ם וְנִגְדְּעוּ֙ חַמָּ֣נֵיכֶ֔ם וְנִמְח֖וּ
NAS: your incense altars may be cut down, and your works
KJV: and your images may be cut down, and your works
INT: and brought your idols may be cut your incense may be blotted

Amos 3:14
HEB: בֵּֽית־ אֵ֔ל וְנִגְדְּעוּ֙ קַרְנ֣וֹת הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ
NAS: of the altar will be cut off And they will fall
KJV: of the altar shall be cut off, and fall
INT: the altars of Bethel will be cut the horns of the altar

Zechariah 11:10
HEB: אֶת־ נֹ֔עַם וָאֶגְדַּ֖ע אֹת֑וֹ לְהָפֵיר֙
NAS: Favor and cut it in pieces, to break
KJV: [even] Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break
INT: my staff Favor and cut to break my covenant

Zechariah 11:14
HEB: וָֽאֶגְדַּע֙ אֶת־ מַקְלִ֣י
NAS: Then I cut in pieces my second staff
KJV: Then I cut asunder mine other staff,
INT: cut staff my second

22 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1438
22 Occurrences

’ă·ḡad·dê·a‘ — 2 Occ.
gā·ḏa‘ — 1 Occ.
gə·ḏū·‘îm — 1 Occ.
gid·da‘ — 1 Occ.
gid·dê·a‘ — 2 Occ.
gud·dā·‘ū — 1 Occ.
niḡ·da‘ — 2 Occ.
niḡ·da‘·tā — 1 Occ.
niḡ·də·‘āh — 1 Occ.
tə·ḡad·dê·‘ūn — 2 Occ.
wā·’eḡ·da‘ — 2 Occ.
way·ḡad·da‘ — 1 Occ.
way·ḡad·də·‘ū — 1 Occ.
wə·ḡā·ḏa‘·tî — 1 Occ.
wə·niḡ·də·‘āh — 1 Occ.
wə·niḡ·də·‘ū — 2 Occ.